Gretchen recently had some good pictures taken of herself with the boys to give me for Father’s Day. There are some really great ones that I’m sure you’ll see here soon, but there were also a lot not-so-great ones. Here is one of them:

There are all kinds of wonderful things about this picture, but I think two deserve special notice.

First, Sammy’s excellent monkey face:

I don’t want to brag on my own kids too much, but he’s really pulling it off isn’t he? If he didn’t have on a polo shirt I would have thought a bored/grumpy albino chimpanzee had stumbled into the picture.

Second, Eli is wearing two left shoes:

That’s right, both the shoes have velcro strips going the same way! He and Sammy both have a pair of the exact same shoes, the only difference is the size. So, on family picture day when Mommy was trying to get everyone out the door, Eli evidently put his left shoe on his left foot, then put Sammy’s slightly larger left shoe on his right foot! Gretchen didn’t even notice until much later that day.

Abraham turned one on Saturday and his friend Shyrah turned one on Thursday, so we had a joint party for them Saturday evening. I don’t have much time right now (headed to his 1 year check up in a bit), so here are a few pictures to wet your appetite:

The Yorktown Beach was amazing for our family! Narrow (easy for going back to the car), not too busy, and minimal waves. We have a lot of great pictures to share, but I’ll just give you a few today so you don’t get bored with them (and I don’t have a lot of time right now!). Our first trip to the beach was one evening while my parents were on a hot date, which is why they aren’t in any pictures. fyi.

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